Ep 154 - Montefalco Sagrantino

Court of Wine

This week we are talking about Montefalco Sagrantino . Montefalco Sagrantino is a wine and one of two DOCGs in the Umbria region, which is located in central Italy.

Wine Recommendations

Raìna Campo di Raìna 2013

• Hand harvested grapes
• Ageing: 24 months in large oak barrels, 12 months in stainless steel, 12 months in the bottle.
• Very ripe and juicy dark fruit aromas as well as anise and cigar
• It’s dry with medium plus acidity, medium plus bordering high tannins that hit in the front of your mouth but are smooth and flavors of dark berries and a slight savoriness like mushrooms
• This is a young, very fruity, intense wine that I would recommend pairing with food
• Also decant this wine for at least a couple of hours. We did not like this wine at first taste but with some oxygen it really opens up and become something special
• Priced around $39

Colpetrone 2010

• Aged for 12 months in French oak and then another 26 months in the bottle before release
• Aromas of jammy dark fruits like blackberries, black currants and plum as well as anise and dry dusty herbs
• This wine is dry with medium acid and tannins some dark fruit flavors but not as intense as the aromas and flavors of leather and mushroom
• We thought this wine was perfect aged, still some fruity flavors and aromas and the time has smoothed out the acid and tannins enough to drink without food but still can stand up for bold food choices
• I couldn’t stop drinking this wine and this is a situation in which patience pays off.
• Right now you can get the 2011 vintage for around $27

Sources:

• Wikipedia
• Wine Folly
• Forbes
• The World Atlas of Wine
• Tenute del Cerro